Jaqueline García illustrates “Diario de una refugiada Española” by Silvia Mistral

“A couple of years ago, my daughter gave me a book that had been written 70 years ago by her husband’s grandmother. I turned out to be “Diary of a Spanish refugee”. I found this book moving and started playing with the idea of make an illustrated version, which could attract a wider audience. Finally, two years ago, after having contacted the legal successors of the writer, I decided it was time to take a plunge into year 1939 with all the excitement reached and tragedy, but also with hope and solidarity, that generation had lived. I would also like to express my debt to all known and unknown photographers who documented that tragic period.”